Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger says he was fully fit to face Southampton on Saturday.

The German appeared to face the wrath of manager Antonio Conte who appeared to take offence to the 25-year-old's questioning of his tactics after the West Ham draw.

After his comments, he was a notable omission from the matchday squad for the 3-2 win over Southampton at St Marys on Saturday, not even travelling to the south coast.

The centre-back confirmed that he was ready to play on German TV show "Das aktuelle Sportstudio" yesterday.

Asked why he was not in the squad, he said: "I have no idea. I am fully fit."